IDC Whitepaper: Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization [ Source: Red Hat ]

October 2012- As the number of virtual workloads surpass the number of physical workloads with the maturing or the virtualization market, IDC data indicates that as many as one third of virtualization customers are planning to use multiple hypervisors over the next year.

This whitepaper discusses why agencies are pursuing a multi-vendor strategy for virtualization software and how Red Hat, with Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.0, is quickly emerging as a leading strategic alternative and is ...

The CIO Guide to Virtual Server Data Protection [ Source: CommVault ]

May 2012- Server virtualization is changing the face of the modern data center. CIOs are looking for ways to virtualize more applications, faster, across the IT spectrum. Selecting the right data protection solution that understands the new virtual environment is a critical success factor in the journey to cloud-based infrastructure. This guide looks at the key questions CIOs should be asking to ensure a successful virtual server data protection solution.

RHEV for Servers Feature Comparison [ Source: Red Hat ]

May 2012- When you are choosing a virtualization platform for your datacenter, your architecture and capabilities may be limited by the features offered by each product. This document details the features of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.0 in comparison with VMware vSphere 5 and Microsoft Hyper-V 2008 R2. This document is designed to give you information about Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) and to allow you to compare features and benefits across multiple virtualization platforms.

Seven Steps for Building Security in the Cloud from the Ground Up [ Source: Intel ]

April 2012- If you are considering a leap to the cloud, you are no doubt figuring out how to extend security to the new environment. Despite potential savings, security is still the number one barrier. Download this white paper to review seven steps to help you build security into your cloud applications.

Everything You Need to Know About Cloud Security but Were Afraid to Ask [ Source: Intel ]

April 2012- With this guide you will learn how to evaluate cloud technology vendors and service providers based on a series of questions that were posed to experts in the industry. By comparing answers to common IT questions from 9 vendors, you'll be ready to implement security products and services in the cloud.

Step by Step Guide to Build Security into Cloud Initiatives [ Source: Intel ]

April 2012- In this report you will learn about the key findings of a survey of 200 IT professionals that can help you plan security into your cloud initiatives. Find out how you can manage these challenges in your own enterprise.

Best Practices for SPSS on Power Systems [ Source: IBM ]

April 2012- Organizations adopting the IBM SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services 4.2 can be affected by many variables.

Read the white paper which explores the best practices and characteristics of running the software on a POWER7 platform, and learn how this can influence performance optimization and scalability.

Smarter Commerce for Consumer Electronics White Paper [ Source: IBM ]

April 2012- When we talk about the world becoming increasingly interconnected, instrumented and intelligent, the most ubiquitous example is the smartphone. It collects and disseminates data while its users are at home and on the go, likely serving up just as much - if not more - dynamic, socially driven information as static, always-there web content. And other consumer electronics companies are deep in the revolution of smarter products, providing not just one-dimensional devices but entire customer ...

BPM in a governed SOA environment [ Source: IBM ]

April 2012- The alignment of Business process management (BPM) and SOA governance processes provides enterprises with a streamlined ability to identify opportunities for change, to redesign business processes based on well-defined enterprise services, resulting in faster time to market, reduced time to value and improved return on investment.

This white paper describes the principles for building BPM solutions that use governed services, and covers:
* The role and value of SOA in BPM
* Common ...

OPTIMIZE your messaging environment with HP Converged Storage and Microsoft Exchange [ Source: HP/Intel/VMware ]

February 2012- Communications are vital for your business, and e-mail is at the heart of it all. Your e-mail system demands high availability, but must remain simple, agile and cost-effective at the same time.

With the combination of Microsoft® Exchange 2010, VMware vSphere 5, and HP Storage, Servers, Networking, and Services, you can implement a converged, virtualized, and always-on messaging infrastructure to meet these demands.

HP Virtualization Smart Bundles with VMware - Simple, cost-effective virtualization solutions [ Source: HP/Intel/VMware ]

February 2012- Virtualization can help reduce costs, improve application availability, and simplify IT management. Getting started can be challenging. You need to find the appropriate software, network, server, and Storage configurations, but some marketplace solutions billed as "simple" may actually reduce availability and limit scalability?leaving you to figure out how to put it all together. With HP, virtualization is better than ever.

We can help you jump-start your project with simplified virtualization solutions that ...

Integrating HP and VMware Software to Build Your Cloud [ Source: HP/Intel/VMware ]

February 2012- This document provides an overview of private cloud computing using a joint solution developed by VMware, Hewlett Packard and AdvizeX Technologies to deliver a flexible cloud environment.

The solution utilizes currently available products, and it can be implemented in a relatively short period of time. Implementation is illustrated using the example of a service provider with both cloud and legacy offerings.

The examples provide detailed, specific actions using the vCloud Director ...

Transforming ERP with Data Virtualization [ Source: Delphix ]

January 2012- ERP solutions carry the promise of huge returns through automation of an organization's core business processes. Unfortunately, ERP projects have become notorious for high failure rates, delays, and budget overruns. Given the significant share of IT resources that ERP investments command, this reality has translated into overall IT inagility and inefficiency. Data virtualization presents an opportunity to reverse this trend by eliminating the huge cost and labor inefficiencies that exist within any ERP application lifecycle.